"Veronique Chalot was born in Normandy in the north of France, but it was in Paris that she first became interested in traditional French folk music. In 1974 she landed in Rome where she soon earned a small, but dedicated following. In 1979 she recorded her first studio effort, J'ai vu le loup, for the Italian Materiali Sonori label. Over the past 30+ years she has given hundreds of concerts, presenting her repertoire of traditional French/Italian folk songs and building awareness of that fascinating patrimony of antique melodies and dance rhythms. Since 2005 she has played with Veziana, an ensemble dedicated to early music from both sides of the Pyrenees."

"England may have its Jacqui McShee (Pentangle), but France and Italy have its Veronique Chalot. For the past three decades Veronique has dedicated herself to playing, recording and researching medieval, renaissance, and early folk music from France and Italy, helping to save these musical forms from total obscurity. A l'entree du temps clair, released in 1982 on the small Italian Materiali Sonori label, was recorded while Veronique was living and researching in Italy. Although it was only her second studio album, Veronique's immense talent and sensitivity was already extremely evident. Here she sings and plays classical guitar (as well as the dulcimer and the hurdy-gurdy), backed by five Italian musicians playing a number of traditional instruments, including bouzouki, bagpipes, crumhorn, bendhir and bodhran, making this album of early French traditional music an enjoyable discovery even nearly three decades after its release."

"Originally released in 1989 to celebrate the band's 10 year anniversary, this 2LP set, taken from various live performances throughout Europe and Japan from 1985-1988, is a kind of 'best of', looking back to the band's very beginnings as pioneers of the American post-punk scene, through to their eventual genre-defying evolution into full-fledged members of the international electronic / experimental scene by 1988. The track listing goes all the way back to the band's first singles (1978's Pinheads On The Move and 1979's No Tears), to a time when Tuxedomoon was in the habit of leading the avant-garde on both American coasts: from San Francisco's post-punk scene and NY's no wave. Soon after the release of 1981's Desire, having tired of 'California über alles' and Ronald Reagan, the band decided to leave the States for the more experimental pastures of Northern Europe. During this time the band released a series of discs on the Belgian-based Cramboy, proving themselves equally able to blaze trails in Europe as well. From this period came some of their most successful albums to date, including 1985's Holy Wars from which we have 'In A Manner of Speaking' and 1986's Ship Of Fools from which we hear 'Reedin' Rightin' Rhythmatic.' Right around the time of this album's release, Tuxedomoon went on a 15-year recording hiatus. Line-up includes: Blaine Reininger, Bruce Geduldig, Ivan Georgiev, Luc Van Lieshout, Paul Zahl, Peter Principle, Steven Brown, Winston Tong." Full color printed inner sleeves.

Restocked, new lower pricing. 180 gram vinyl. "Reissue of the soundtrack to 1968 flick based on the short story La Motocyclette by André Pieyre De Mandiargues and featuring a stunning Marianne Faithfull clad in total leather for an absolute pre-fetish manifesto."

Restocked, new lower pricing. 180 gram vinyl. "First album by seminal British punk band Alternative TV, originally released in 1978, The Image Has Cracked displays the broad minded Mark Perry's vision of modern music. The album is a crossover between dub, reggae, punk and Krautrock, bringing to life the musical ideas of the author of one of the earliest and most acclaimed punk fanzines, the infamous Sniffin' Glue -- whose last issue also served to launch the band's first single on flexi disc in 1977."

Subtitled: An Introduction to the Godfather of Home Recordings. 180 gram vinyl. "R. Stevie Moore, son of Elvis' bass player, has spent the last 40 years fiddling around in his home studio, and simultaneously creating a huge body of work that has covered everything from psych-pop, to hip hop, to spoken word, to found sound, making him one of the great unsung heroes of underground music. This release, compiled with Stevie's help, is a doorway into one of his most accessible and prolific periods (1974-1986). Contains an insert with liner notes and lots of pictures."

180 gram vinyl. "Although the Young Marble Giants, a trio formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1979, are forever emblazoned on the mind and hearts of every post-punk rocker since their classic debut Colossal Youth was released on Rough Trade in 1980, they sadly were only around long enough to record that one seminal album. This full length live LP is, therefore, a welcome event for all YMG fans around the globe. Recorded at NYC's Hurrah Club during their one legendary U.S. Tour in 1980, it captures that moment in time when the YMG ruled the independent charts. Their only full-length live recording is now available for the first time ever on vinyl."

"MC5 belongs to an era when all the good bands were great LIVE bands, and these Motor City proto-punks were no exception! The blackest of Detroit's White Panthers are now captured here LIVE in a collection that features some of their roughest and rawest early performances, including several rare performances in seedy Detroit clubs, and some interesting rehearsal recordings, too!"

Along with Live at the Grande Ballroom 1968, "two of the best live performances from the band who seems to best summarize the rage and the anger of present day America: the one that collapses under Katrina, the one that does not have the money to buy decent food, the one that has suffered the death of social ethics. Despite being recorded over three decades ago, the sound of these live concerts bring the people the needed energy to rise up and say NO! to all abuses and utter the cry for a better world through pure rock'n'roll."

"Recorded in 1970, this self-titled album (sometimes called Tibet's Suzettes after the excellent title track), is a unique mixture of psychedelia and Andean folk music and the third (and perhaps finest) album by this legendary Peruvian psych band. It remains one of the rarest and most sought after in the whole panorama of Latin music. Their songs, all sung in English, give rare insight into the Peruvian youth culture of the early '70s and their sound, a mix of psych guitar and woodwinds, leans into progressive territory."

"Born in London in 1942, Peter Lemer is a well known keyboardist in the international jazz scene, having collaborated with many jazz combos such as Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Gilgamesh, Pierre Moerlen's Gong with a stint in the Mike Oldfield Group. This is Lemer's 1966 debut, recorded back in London after having studied in New York with Paul Bley: another ESP-Disk gem back from the massive archives of one of the finest labels in avant-garde jazz." Features: Lemer (piano), Nisar Ahmad Khan (tenor sax), John Surman (baritone & soprano sax, bass clarinet), Tony Reeves (bass) Jon Hiseman (drums). Last copies of this now deleted item.

"With this double set of releases, 1975 marked the apex in the career of one of R&B's most prolific artists. Often referred to as the last of the truly great soul singers, he owes no small part of his success to producer and creative mastermind Willie Mitchell. Greatest Hits epitomizes the trademark sound of the devastating duo, with ten of R&B music's all-time gems, while Al Green Is Love, released later in the year, offers up the 'dark side' of Al Green in a very introspective collection, unusually melancholic for some, but definitely a big step towards Green's artistic maturity. Give yourself a gift and get these two fresh 180 gram vinyl reissues."

1969-1972. "From the archives of one of the most politically involved rock'n'roll bands (ever heard of John Sinclair's White Panthers?), here's the first of two double albums of rarities and outtakes that will amaze all the band's fans and encourage new adepts to review the torrid years of repression in America through the original cries of freedom from Detroit's working class homes and garages. This collection presents 22 tracks as they were conceived before they ended up on the three MC5 classic official releases."

"A comedian? A thorn on the side of the bigotry that infested the American bourgeoisie of the Sixties? A dark sarcastic fiend? However you want to file Leonard Alfred Schneider, he will always be dodging the feeling that you can classify him. By the time he had died of a heroin overdose in 1966, Lenny Bruce's mother agreed with Douglas Records to the release of a few of his tapes that he had intended to use as a proof of his innocence in his numerous obscenity trials."

"An award-winning performer, producer and composer, and one of the architects of Rhythm and Blues, Jerry Butler's career began when he and Curtis Mayfield formed a rhythm and blues group, The Impressions, in Chicago in 1958. The same year, the 18-year old Butler wrote a song titled 'For Your Precious Love,' which launched Butler and The Impressions. For Your Precious Love became a 'landmark recording,' according to Rolling Stone, and the single, on VeeJay Records, became the first for The Impressions to 'go gold'." Last copies of this now deleted item.

"Their fourth album (originally released in 1975 on Cramps) was a live recorded uncompromising blend of jazz-rock, ethnic folk, experimentation and political philosophies. The Area's unique sound combined the punch of rock and the frightening chaos of experimental music. The 'International POPular Group' was a fascinating band. This album contains one song from each of their previous records plus a 15-minute jam (the title song) and a free-jazz interpretation of 'L'Internazionale'. Original artwork. Gatefold sleeve. 180 gram HQ vinyl."

"Third album originally on Cramps. Their uncompromising blend of jazz-rock, ethnic folk, experimentation, and political philosophies made them a unique presence in Italy during the 70s. This is the best evidence of the band's crazy fusion: furious, mind-bending rhythms and melodies balanced with humor and the avant garde. Gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl."